Pronto’s Restaurant in San Pedro is one of many local businesses that have put a sign up in support of the ILWU. (Chuck Bennett / Daily Breeze photo)
Preparing for Thursday’s massive march along San Pedro’s waterfront, local merchants have been declaring their support for workers by putting ILWU signs in their windows: “We Support the ILWU Because the ILWU Supports Us.”
Among them is Fantastic Cafe, a popular burger spot on North Harbor Boulevard that declined to display a sign some years ago during port labor strife and suffered an informal boycott. This time, the sign is up.